Table 3.
Weighted analysis of behaviors of migrants in seeking health care and health messages
| Variables | Cambodian | Myanmar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1* n = 350 (95% CI) |
M2** n = 475 (95% CI) |
M1* n = 871 (95% CI) |
M2** n = 19 (95% CI) |
|
| Has Thai health insurance | 14.7% (10.9-19.3) | 3.4% (1.4-5.4) | 98.7% (97.3-99.7) | 100% |
| Treatment place of last sickness episode | ||||
| No treatment sought | 15.2% (10.3-19.6) | 27.3% (23.9-32.3) | 30.9% (26.8-34.2) | 52.1% (5.0-71.6) |
| To government clinic | 42.3% (37.1-51.1) | 45.1% (40.5-49.6) | 62.6% (59.7-67.3) | 47.9% (28.7-95.2) |
| To private clinic | 10.2% (6.3-15.1) | 4.0% (2.2-5.6) | 1.6% (0.9-2.5) | --- |
| Pharmacy | 18.0% (12.3-22.3) | 10.1% (7.0-12.7) | 1.1% (0.1-2.1) | --- |
| HCW at work | --- | --- | 3.5% (2.1-5.2) | --- |
| Self-treat | 7.0% (3.0-10.5) | 11.3% (8.6-14.3) | 0.2% (0.0-0.4) | --- |
| Of those who sought treatment,% returned to home country | ||||
| Government clinic | 19.1% (10.7-27.6) | 72.4% (65.3-79.5) | --- | --- |
| Private clinic | 46.5% (19.6-73.5) | 94.3% (85.7-100) | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy | 47.7% (40.0-61.4) | 87.0% (77.0-97.0) | --- | --- |
| Reasons for choosing the treatment site | ||||
| Close | 57.2% (49.7-64.2) | 42.9% (38.5-47.6) | 41.7% (37.6-45.4) | 25.1% (4.5-52.7) |
| Cheap | 20.2% (14.9-24.6) | 10.3% (7.9-13.1) | 22.2% (19.2-25.1) | 19.1% (1.5-42.1) |
| Familiarity | 10.8% (6.9-14.7) | 3.2% (1.4-5.7) | 2.3% (1.4-3.5) | 5.1% (0.0-16.2) |
| Insurance works there | 1.6% (0.3-3.2) | 1.7% (0.6-2.9) | --- | --- |
| Translator present | 1.9% (0.6-3.2) | --- | --- | --- |
| Other | 11.3% (4.6-19.2) | 6.6% (4.0-8.9) | 3.6% (2.4-5.2) | --- |
| Why did you not seek treatment? | ||||
| Too far | 4.8% (2.7-7.1) | 1.6% (0.4-3.0) | 0.3% (0.0-0.6) | 3.9% (0.0-10.1) |
| Expensive | 10.9% (5.1-19.3) | 3.5% (1.9-5.2) | 0.6% (0.1-1.2) | --- |
| Worried about deportation | 5.9% (3.7-7.6) | 0.9% (0.3-1.5) | 0.3% (0.0-0.7) | --- |
| Had to work | 2.3% (0.7-4.8) | 2.5% (1.0-4.2) | 1.8% (0.9-2.8) | --- |
| Didn't know where | 3.0% (1.2-5.3) | 9.2% (6.3-11.5) | --- | --- |
| Preferred self-treatment | 25.1% (17.7-28.1) | 27.9% (24.0-32.3) | 6.1% (4.5-7.7) | 3.9% (0.0-10.4) |
| It was a minor illness | 19.4% (14.1-24.4) | 13.3% (9.8-16.6) | 31.7% (28.5-35.2) | 35.4% (15.7-67.8) |
| Too far | 4.8% (2.7-7.1) | 1.6% (0.4-3.0) | 0.3% (0.0-0.6) | 3.9% (0.0-10.1) |
| Received health messages in past 3 month | 42.8% (36.0-51.3) | 13.3% (9.6-16.5) | 77.4% (73.7-80.5) | 24.4% (6.6-49.6) |
| Primary channels | ||||
| Family/friends | 3.9% (1.9-6.3) | 0.5% (0.0-1.2) | 6.8% (5.4-8.3) | --- |
| Health care worker | 16.8% (11.3-25.1) | 8.0% (5.5-12.8) | 50.1% (46.0-54.1) | 8.8% (0.0-21.5) |
| Billboard | 2.3% (0.8-4.2) | 0.3% (0.0-0.7) | 21.2% (17.9-24.9) | 20.0% (0.0-43.9) |
| Radio | 8.4% (5.3-11.3) | 3.2% (1.7-4.7) | 1.1% (0.4-1.9) | --- |
| TV | 28.0% (21.3-32.8) | 6.4% (4.0-8.6) | 30.7% (26.9-36.7) | 10.6% (0.0-26.6) |
| Brochures | --- | --- | 10.3% (8.5-14.6) | 5.0% (0.0-15.3) |
| Other | 5.4% (2.5-8.3) | 4.05 (1.8-6.2) | 0.8% (0.2-1.5) | |
| Primary locations | ||||
| Home | 30.5% (23.2-35.5) | 8.1% (5.5-11.0) | 70.2% (66.4-74.2) | 17.7% (5.5-37.9) |
| Market | 3.1% (1.7-4.3) | 0.1% (0.0-0.3) | --- | --- |
| Work place | 5.3% (2.8-7.8) | 2.4% (0.8-4.0) | 2.1% (1.1-3.3) | |
| Clinic | 7.5% (2.7-15.3) | 1.2% (0.5-2.0) | 14.1% (10.9-17.3) | 6.2% (0.0-20.5) |
| Border crossing | 1.0% (0.0-2.5) | 0.3% (0.0-1.1) | --- | --- |
* Has lived in Thailand for 6 or more months; ** Has lived in Thailand for less than 6 months